This Canadian film presents and old-fashioned war time romance. It is set during 1942 in Manitoba and traces the doomed affair between a young farmer's wife (Christianne Hirt) whose husband is fighting abroad and a dashing Australian pilot (Russell Crowe). The pilot has come to train in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan of Canada. When the pilot, Lachlan, is not training, he is surreptitiously wooing Lill, the farmer's wife. At the other end of town, Betsy (Wanda Cannon) who supports her two kids by bootlegging, charges for her services. She gets involved with Zeek (Scott Kraft), an American flight instructor.
Russell Crowe
as Lachlan
Christianne Hirt
as Lill
Wanda Cannon
as Betsy
Scott Kraft
as Zeek
Peter Outerbridge
as Johnny
Sara McMillan
as Kate
Bruce Boa
as Mr. Anderson
Katelynd Johnston
as Marion
Tyler Woods
as Charlie
John Bekavac
as Dipper
Robert G. Slade
as Proctor
Kelly Proctor
as Dennis